From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Tue, 24 Mar 1998 16:12:39 -0700 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | DETROIT UPDATE |
DETROIT TANK PLANT UPDATE The following EPA press release updates our previous posting on the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant: For Immediate Release March 20, 1998 EPA OK'S TRANSFER OF DETROIT ARSENAL PROPERTY TO CITY OF WARREN U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 said today it agrees with the U.S. Army's finding that 32 acres of the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant are now suitable for transfer to the City of Warren, MI. Significantly, the transfer agreement calls for institutional controls that ensure no homes will ever be built on the site. In February, EPA said that the Army's plans to deal with environmental contamination at the former tank-test track area did not go far enough to meet Federal facility cleanup standards. After negotiations between EPA and the Army, the Army has agreed to compare its soil-sampling results against EPA standards and to provide for regularly scheduled opportunities for community input on cleanup decisions. The Detroit tank plant was built by the Army in 1940 and operated first under Chrysler and then under General Dynamics as a battle tank factory until it closed last December. The remaining part of the tank plant property is being evaluated by a base-closure team, including representatives from the Army, EPA, and Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality. Any other land transfers from the tank plant will also require EPA's OK on cleanup. Lenny Siegel Director, SFSU CAREER/PRO (and Pacific Studies Center) c/o PSC, 222B View St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/968-1126 lsiegel@cpeo.org | |
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